{"id":"CVE-2026-23753","title":"GFI HelpDesk < 4.99.9 Stored XSS via charset Parameter","summary":"GFI HelpDesk before 4.99.9 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the language management functionality where the charset POST parameter is passed directly to SWIFT_Language::Create() without HTML sanitization and subseq…","severity":"medium","cvss":4.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-79"],"vendor":"GFI Software","product":"HelpDesk","affected":["HelpDesk < 4.99.9"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-04-21T13:31:02.164059Z"},"published":"2026-04-20","updated":"2026-10-01","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-01T15:19:50.351Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23753","references":[{"url":"https://gfi.ai/products-and-solutions/email-and-messaging-solutions/helpdesk/resources/product-releases"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gfi-helpdesk-stored-xss-via-charset-parameter"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00151,"epssPercentile":0.0363,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-01T15:48:17.869Z","slug":"CVE-2026-23753","body":"## Overview\n\nGFI HelpDesk before 4.99.9 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the language management functionality where the charset POST parameter is passed directly to SWIFT_Language::Create() without HTML sanitization and subsequently rendered unsanitized by View_Language.RenderGrid(). An authenticated administrator can inject arbitrary JavaScript through the charset field when creating or editing a language, and the payload executes in the browser of any administrator viewing the Languages page.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `HelpDesk < 4.99.9`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":26,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":26.4,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}